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August 3, 2026, 8:08 pm
Weah Confirms Re-Election Bid
- [Liberian Observer] Former President George Manneh Weah's declaration that he will seek the presidency again in 2029 is more than the opening of another election campaign. It reopens one of the defining political debates of post-war Liberia: Was his presidency an interruption in the country's democratic progress or an unfinished project deserving of a second chance?
Inside Liberia's Cocaine Scandal - Where the Police Became 'Suspects' - - Who Gave the Order?
- [FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Picture the road before anyone official wants you to: a van, a truck, and -- tucked in front and behind, headlights doing the ordinary work of traffic -- two marked Liberia National Police cruisers, running escort in the dark for a shipment neither vehicle had any legitimate reason to be near. By the government's own account, that is how nearly four tons of cocaine, the largest quantity ever seized in Liberia's history, made its way toward Paynesville. The officers riding beside it weren't undercover.
Weah Urges Boakai to Match CDC's Drug Crackdown
- [New Dawn] Stephen G. Fellajuah -- Former President George Manneh Weah has called on the Boakai administration to take decisive action against Liberia's growing drug crisis, saying narcotics pose a serious threat to society and require a firm government response.
Press Union Summons Emergency Meeting Over Police IG's Accusation
- [Liberian Observer] The Liberian media community is preparing for a consequential gathering as the Press Union of Liberia (PUL) called an emergency mass meeting of journalists, editors, publishers, broadcasters, media owners and professional associations following explosive allegations by Inspector General of Police Gregory O.W. Coleman that drug trafficking organizations had infiltrated sections of the Liberian media.
Senator Konneh Alarms Over Involvement of State Security Actors, Former and Current Senior Government Officials Linked to Cocaine Trafficking
- [FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Accounts and Audit, Senator Amara Konneh, has challenged the Unity Party led-Government of President Joseph Nyuma Boakai to reset incentive structures and dismantle the safety nets of "big hands "involved in the trafficking of cocaine and other illicit drugs in Liberia.
Movee Rallies Behind Weah's 2029 Presidential Bid, Declares 'Comeback Is Irreversible and Unstoppable'
- [FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The opposition Movement for Economic Empowerment (MOVEE) has formally endorsed former President George Manneh Weah's bid for the 2029 presidential election, describing his political comeback as "irreversible and unstoppable" while launching a blistering attack on the administration of President Joseph Nyuma Boakai.
Govt Investigates Suspected Consumer Fraud
- [Liberian Observer] In what is emerging as one of the country's most significant food safety enforcement operations in recent years, the Food Authority of Liberia (FAL) has destroyed more than 76,000 cans of expired energy drinks and uncovered what officials describe as an organized operation to alter expiration dates and return unsafe products to the market--a discovery that has intensified concerns about consumer protection, public health, and regulatory oversight across the country's food distribution chain.
'Save Bai T. Moore's Legacy!'
- [Liberian Observer] Hidden in the quiet town of Dimeh, Bomi County, lies one of Liberia's most significant cultural landmarks--the hometown, residence and final resting place of legendary novelist and former Minister of Cultural Affairs and Tourism Bai T. Moore.
Superintendent Gono Commends President Boakai, Vice President Koung for Their Active Involvement in County Affairs
- [FrontPageAfrica] Nimba County -- Chiefs, community leaders and citizens of District 8, Nimba County converged in Gipo Town on Saturday, August 1 for a public gathering that praised the presence and work of senior national officials and reaffirmed local support for continued government engagement across Nimba County.
A Bill Liberia Cannot Afford to Pass in the Dark
- [FrontPageAfrica] The mystery of the IB Atlantic IV was never about one ship. It's about a government that cannot yet tell its own citizens what is moving through its waters -- and a legislature that wants to hand port oversight to four separate authorities anyway.
Labor Ministry Rejects Mansa Resources' Applications for Foreign Workers' Permits Over Gross Violations - Orders Local Advertisement of Vacancies
- [FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Mansa Resources, the company seeking to assume control of Liberia's multi-million-dollar Dugbe Gold Project, has come under scrutiny after the Ministry of Labour rejected its applications for work permits for three expatriate employees, citing serious violations of the country's employment procedures.
Bong - Court Sentences Man to 25 Years for Murder
- [New Dawn] GBARNGA -- The Ninth Judicial Circuit Court in Bong County has sentenced Sayo Kamara to 25 years' imprisonment for the murder of Stephen Dahn, nearly two years after the victim was beaten to death in a mob attack between Suakoko Central High School and Baptist High School.
Before His Dismissal, Former Ria Deputy Sought Help for Mysterious Vessel He Claimed Was in 'Distress'
- [FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Two and a half weeks before his name became public as one of the officials swept up in Liberia's cocaine purge, Mark Egon Kuiah put his signature on a letter that reads, in hindsight, like the opening scene of the story that followed. Dated July 13 and addressed to the administration of the Liberia Maritime Authority, it was written not in his capacity as an airport operations deputy but as "registered agent" for a company called Madris Group of Companies Incorporated -- a role FrontPageAfrica had not
Op-Ed - Liberia's Open Borders: a Door of Mercy, a Window for Chaos
- [FrontPageAfrica] Liberia has always prided itself on being a home for the tired, the displaced, and the hopeful. That spirit -- the open hand, the open border -- is part of our DNA. But in 2026, a humanitarian principle has begun to curdle into something else. Our borders, meant to welcome life, have become a high-speed funnel for something far darker.
The State Cannot Fight Cartels Alone
- [Liberian Observer] Liberia's war against drug trafficking has entered a new phase. Recent seizures of nearly US$390 million worth of suspected cocaine, coupled with increasingly coordinated operations by the Joint National Security Investigation Task Force, suggest that the Government is beginning to understand an important truth: the objective is no longer simply to seize drugs. It is to dismantle the criminal organizations that finance, facilitate and protect them.
Liberia Launches First Legal-Learning Artificial Intelligence 'Cj Lewis' to Expand Public Access to the Law
- [FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Liblaw, Liberia's largest digital law library, has officially launched CJ Lewis, the country's first legal-learning artificial intelligence (AI), marking a significant milestone in efforts to make legal information more accessible and understandable to all Liberians.
Liberian Youth Challenged to Make Meaningful Contribution to Nation's Building Process
- [FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Amid dangling economic, social and political challenges confronting the nation and its people, Liberian youth have been heavily challenged to shoulder these hurdles into opportunities to make meaningful contributions towards the growth and development of the country.
Philanthropist Nuku Reeves Promises Construction of Children's Playground in Buchanan
- [FrontPageAfrica] Buchanan -- Humanitarian Emmanuel Nuku Reeves has expressed his commitment to supporting the development of recreational facilities in Buchanan, promising to build a large and modern playground for children if suitable land is made available.
When the Bell Rings, Hope Waits
- [Liberian Observer] Every morning before sunrise, plantation workers at the Liberian Agricultural Company (LAC) in Wee District, Grand Bassa County begin another day of tapping rubber trees--labor that has sustained one of Liberia's oldest agricultural concessions for nearly seven decades.
CBL Honors Outgoing Deputy Governor Musa Dukuly
- [New Dawn] MONROVIA -- The Central Bank of Liberia has honored outgoing Deputy Governor for Economic Policy Musa Dukuly for his contributions to Liberia's financial sector and macroeconomic policy during nearly seven years of service.
The Mask Is Off - Liberia Deserves Better
- [FrontPageAfrica] A NATIONAL DUTY, NOT A PARTISAN BATTLE
Court Rejects Govt's Bid to Cancel Seaview Golf Course Deed
- [Liberian Observer] The high-profile legal battle over 5.58 acres of prime public land within the Historic Hotel Africa compound in Virginia, Montserrado County, is set for a full trial after Civil Law Court Judge His Honor Nelson B. Chineh rejected the Government of Liberia's attempt to summarily cancel the Development Grant Deed held by Dr. C. Nelson Oniyama/Seaview Golf Course.
Boakai Purges Senior Security Officials Across Multiple Agencies
- [Liberian Investigator] President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has dismissed or suspended senior officials at Roberts International Airport, the Liberia National Police, the National Security Agency, the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency and the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection over the country's two record cocaine seizures, and ordered that those implicated be turned over for prosecution.
Weah's Comeback Speech Lands in the Middle of Liberia's Biggest Drug Scandal Yet
- [FrontPageAfrica] SPRINGFIELD, Pa -- Former Liberian President George Weah used a keynote address to the diaspora wing of his party to recommit to a 2029 run for the presidency, telling supporters in Springfield, Pennsylvania, that the Boakai government had been "compromised by a cartel of drug traffickers." The claim arrives in the middle of a six-week-old cocaine scandal that has produced two record seizures, a string of arrests, a fired police intelligence chief, a viral video accusing the president's family of taking bribes, and a July
Liberia's Top Cop Drops Bombshell, Then Turns On the Press
- [FrontPageAfrica] MONROVIA -- Without naming a single name, Liberia's Inspector General told the nation Thursday that its record cocaine scandal was "sanctioned" from the top of government. In the same breath, he accused journalists of taking cartel money to sabotage the investigation. Both claims landed without evidence attached -- and both now hang over a crisis that already has a fired police official, two accused NSA operatives, and a presidential son on the record.
PUL Demands Proof Over Drug Claims
- [Liberian Observer] The Liberian media and national security establishments are on a collision course after the Press Union of Liberia (PUL) issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the Boakai administration to publicly substantiate explosive allegations that drug trafficking organizations infiltrated sections of the media to manipulate public reporting on the country's largest-ever cocaine investigation.
'Education Opens Doors, but Demands Responsibility'
- [Liberian Observer] Education is far more than acquiring the ability to read, write and count--it is the foundation upon which opportunities are created and responsible citizenship is built.
Before We Lose Ourselves
- [Liberian Observer] As Liberia closes another Independence Week, perhaps the most important question before us is not whether we celebrated well. It is whether we remember well.
Boakai Swings the Axe in Record Cocaine Probe
- [Liberian Observer] President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. has taken his strongest action yet in the country's escalating war against transnational narcotics trafficking, dismissing, suspending and ordering criminal investigations against a growing list of senior government officials and security personnel allegedly linked to two of the country's largest cocaine seizures.
